Austin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	962K	2.75M

The cost of living in Austin is 20% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1942nd ($2416 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 151st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Rome

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	Austin	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$10916

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323